Metal-containing nanoparticles in low-rank coal-derived fly ash from China: characterization and implications toward human lung toxicity

J Wu, F Tou, Y Yang, C Liu, JC Hower… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Characterization of nanoparticles (NPs) in coal fly ashes (CFAs) is critical for better
understanding the potential health-related risks resulting from coal combustion. Based on …

Combustion conditions and feed coals regulating the Fe-and Ti-containing nanoparticles in various coal fly ash

J Wu, Y Yang, F Tou, X Yan, S Dai, JC Hower… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Quantitative characteristics and sizes of nanoparticles (NPs) in coal fly ash (CFA) produced
in coal-fired power plants as a function of coal type and plant design will help reveal the NP …

Oxidative potential of metal-containing nanoparticles in coal fly ash generated from coal-fired power plants in China

M Xu, Z Niu, C Liu, J Yan, B Peng, Y Yang - Environment & Health, 2023 - ACS Publications
The overwhelming magnitude of coal-fired power plants has caused an inevitable release of
metal-containing nanoparticles (MNPs) into the atmosphere, which may be inhaled into the …

Vast emission of Fe-and Ti-containing nanoparticles from representative coal-fired power plants in China and environmental implications

J Wu, F Tou, X Guo, C Liu, Y Sun, M Xu, M Liu… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Coal combustion is considered an important source of atmospheric nanoparticles (NPs).
However, the underlying information on the emission of NPs from coal-fired power plants …

[HTML][HTML] Ambient nanoparticles/nanominerals and hazardous elements from coal combustion activity: Implications on energy challenges and health hazards

BK Saikia, J Saikia, S Rabha, LFO Silva… - Geoscience …, 2018 - Elsevier
Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel in the world. Because of the growth of coal mining, coal-
fired power plants and coal-burning industries, the increase of the emission of particulates …

Nanominerals, fullerene aggregates, and hazardous elements in coal and coal combustion-generated aerosols: An environmental and toxicological assessment

J Saikia, B Narzary, S Roy, M Bordoloi, P Saikia… - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
Studies on coal-derived nanoparticles as well as nano-minerals are important in the context
of the human health and the environment. The coal combustion-generated aerosols also …

Mineralogical characterization of ambient fine/ultrafine particles emitted from Xuanwei C1 coal combustion

S Lu, X Hao, D Liu, Q Wang, W Zhang, P Liu… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - Elsevier
Nano-quartz in Xuanwei coal, the uppermost Permian (C1) coal deposited in the northwest
of Yuanan, China, has been regarded as one of factors which caused high lung cancer …

Speciation, distribution, and mobility of hazardous trace elements in coal fly ash: insights from Cr, Ni, and Cu

P Liu, Q Wang, H Jung, Y Tang - Energy & Fuels, 2020 - ACS Publications
Coal fly ash (CFA) has gained increasing societal concerns as hazardous trace elements
(HTEs) in CFA might pose environmental and public health risks. To develop better …

Environmental evaluation and nano-mineralogical study of fresh and unsaturated weathered coal fly ashes

SA Akinyemi, WM Gitari, LF Petrik, BB Nyakuma… - Science of The Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Coal combustion and the disposal of combustion wastes emit enormous quantities of nano-
sized particles that pose significant health concerns on exposure, particularly in …

Nanominerals and nanoparticles in feed coal and bottom ash: implications for human health effects

LFO Silva, KM da Boit - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2011 - Springer
Environmental and human health risk assessments of nanoparticle effects from coal and
bottom ash require thorough characterisation of nanoparticles and their aggregates. In this …